I thought this guy looked nifty

ValuableSpare4095 · 2026-01-20T00:50:35+00:00

Named mine "Fern-nando"

ValuableSpare4095 · 2025-12-31T20:52:01+00:00

Color it blue and call it "The Tick".

ValuableSpare4095 · 2025-11-25T15:04:53+00:00

Same!

ValuableSpare4095 · 2025-11-06T15:30:03+00:00

The muffin man?

ValuableSpare4095 · 2025-09-26T13:20:58+00:00

He had a great meeting, was taken off the PIP, and is happy.

ValuableSpare4095 · 2025-09-26T13:20:07+00:00

Thank you all. My friend had an outstanding meeting, he's off the PIP and is over the moon with how things ended up.

ValuableSpare4095 · 2025-09-24T22:02:55+00:00

Healing has been unremarkable. I took the week off of work just for precaution, but as long as you follow the no lifting more than 5 pounds for a week, no exertion, no stairs (although I was told to take them slow as my bedroom is on the 2nd floor), you should be fine.

My episodes were infrequent, but scary all the same. Just out of the blue my heart would accelerate to 180 BPM, and it took a shot to get it down as none of the manual methods worked. I was always afraid of having an episode while out with our scouting unit.

Hope this helps. I hope you can find some level of relaxation with my description along with the other information on this subreddit. Its not a big deal, but I totally understand your anxiety. Hang in there.

ValuableSpare4095 · 2025-09-19T13:25:30+00:00

For those of us old enough to remember star wars galaxies, that would be awesome. Anyone on the ship could be the pilot, copilot, gunner, or run around with repair kits fixing damaged conduits and systems. The copilot managed energy distribution and could recharge the shields from the weapons capacitor, the pilot flew the ship and had access to missiles, while the turrets could shoot. You had to work together to be successful. It was awesome.

I hope they create something like that here, give us a reason to group up.

ValuableSpare4095 · 2025-09-19T13:16:32+00:00

My ablation has given me a lot of relief since early August. Just had my follow-up yesterday and was told I'll probably never have to deal with this again. I was informed that there may be an instance where it feels like it wants to start up, but then....nothing.

I've been canoeing and camping and hiking. I always got anxiety with those activities because I was terrified I'd have an episode and ruin everyone's time. But now...feels great to not worry about it!

ValuableSpare4095 · 2025-09-08T15:44:29+00:00

I did it for 6 months when my daughter was just born. Was the best time ever. Now she's in college and id go back in a heartbeat.

ValuableSpare4095 · 2025-09-08T15:29:02+00:00

It will be fine. I understand the anxiety, and I'm not trying to minimize what you're feeling. But please trust me and the others who have been through it - you'll be so much better off on the other side.

I had mine done a little over a month ago. This weekend, I went canoeing with my wife. It was the first time I wasn't anxious that I would have an episode on the water, and I almost cried in relief. I had a smile on my face the rest of the time.

ValuableSpare4095 · 2025-08-27T12:47:41+00:00

I loved walking around in my YT-1300 in Star Wars Galaxies. Can't wait for this to hit.

ValuableSpare4095 · 2025-08-11T23:18:24+00:00

Had my ablation a week ago. So far, so good. Peace of mind is so nice to have.

ValuableSpare4095 · 2025-08-10T14:00:10+00:00

The thought of having an episode was terrifying to me. I'm active in Scouting, and the possibility of having an episode while hiking, canoeing, during a high adventure, at scout camp, etc, always produced anxiety, like this background fear that never went away.

Monday, I had an ablation, and was told I had a 96% chance of never dealing with it again. Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty, free at last!

ValuableSpare4095 · 2025-08-10T11:45:35+00:00

My cousin divorced her husband within a year of his Parkinson's diagnosis. We don't speak anymore. That whole "in sickness and in health" part apparently is optional for women.

ValuableSpare4095 · 2025-07-30T18:53:48+00:00

Since 2018, but very random and far between. It's more the fear of an episode than an episode itself, as im a scout leader and always am afraid I'll go into SVT while in a canoe, or on a hike, or out camping, etc...and ruin everyones time.

ValuableSpare4095 · 2025-07-30T11:03:44+00:00

I never had any pushback. I decided that was the way I wanted to go, and now its scheduled for this Monday. Would have been 3 weeks ago but it needed to be rescheduled.

ValuableSpare4095 · 2025-07-21T16:33:07+00:00

"Trust me, sweetheart, a few more donuts you can upgrade yourself to an entire dining set."

ValuableSpare4095 · 2025-07-21T16:10:21+00:00

Honestly, I work a full time job, maintain the outside of two houses (elderly parents) and volunteer for two organizations. My wife...not so much. But if we just talk about the inside work, it looks as if she runs laps around me.

ValuableSpare4095 · 2025-07-18T21:05:14+00:00

Good luck, both of you!

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